Attention is invited of all Trade/Importers/CHAs and their employees that under the
Drug & Cosmetics Act, 1940, No-objection Certificate (NOC) from
Assistant Drug Controller (ADC) is required for the import of drugs/items
capable of dual use etc.It has been
reported that in the process, many such items also get referred to ADC for NOC
which are otherwise not required in terms of the said Act. In such cases, ADC
is giving the remarks on hard copy of Bill of Entry as Not a drug.Noted and Returned.However, in the process, certain delay takes
place.

2.The matter was taken up
with the local office of Astt. Drug Controller to
provide a list of the items where alone there would be a requirement of
obtaining NOC from them,
but no exhaustive list of the items has been provided.Though efforts are being made to get the list
of such items from Head/Regional office of Drug Controller, till such time, to
facilitate the clearance of such cargo, the following procedure is prescribed :

(i)In
Bills of Entry under assessment by Group, if the importer/CHA presents a copy
of past Bill of Entry containing the remark of non-requirement of NOC from ADC for
the item under assessment (whether for the same importer or otherwise), the
Assessing Group shall not give examination order of ADC/NOC requirement
for the said item.

(ii)In RMS facilitated Bills
of Entry, notwithstanding the CCR instruction, the Docks officer shall not
insist for ADC/NOC if the Importer/CHA presents a copy of past Bill of Entry
containing the remark of non-requirement of NOC from ADC for the item under
clearance (whether for the same importer or otherwise).

3.Difficulties
faced in the implementation of the Public Notice may be reported to
undersigned.